The temperature on April 13, 1913 was between -4.1 °C and 7.5 °C and averaged 1.6 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
February 19 » Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country.
February 21 » Ioannina is incorporated into the Greek state after the Balkan Wars.
March 20 » Sung Chiao-jen, a founder of the Chinese Nationalist Party, is wounded in an assassination attempt and dies 2 days later.
March 26 » First Balkan War: Bulgarian forces capture Adrianople.
June 25 » American Civil War veterans begin arriving at the Great Reunion of 1913.
July 4 » President Woodrow Wilson addresses American Civil War veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913.
Day of marriage May 8, 1940
The temperature on May 8, 1940 was between 7.9 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
May 5 » World War II: Norwegian refugees form a government-in-exile in London.
May 28 » World War II: Norwegian, French, Polish and British forces recapture Narvik in Norway. This is the first allied infantry victory of the War.
June 10 » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt denounces Italy's actions in his "Stab in the Back" speech at the graduation ceremonies of the University of Virginia.
August 26 » Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor.
September 12 » Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France.
November 5 » World War II: The British armed merchant cruiser, HMSJervis Bay, is sunk by the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer.
Day of death May 11, 1968
The temperature on May 11, 1968 was between 8.2 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
February 1 » Canada's three military services, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force, are unified into the Canadian Forces.
February 16 » In Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service.
April 6 » In Richmond, Indiana's downtown district, a double explosion kills 41 and injures 150.
May 26 » H-dagurinn in Iceland: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight
September 6 » Swaziland becomes independent.
December 24 » Apollo program: The crew of Apollo 8 enters into orbit around the Moon, becoming the first humans to do so. They performed ten lunar orbits and broadcast live TV pictures.
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